With just 40 minutes to go in the transfer window, Blackburn Rovers have launched a somewhat audacious bid to sign Nottingham Forest striker Ben Brereton in a deal worth £5m – that will really test Forest’s resolve in the closing stages of this transfer window.

Blackburn Rovers fans have taken to Twitter to react to the news that the club have made a significant bid for Forest youngster Brereton, and the majority of them seem shocked and surprised.

The young striker is only 19 but holds a very promising future ahead of him in the game, and Rovers fans are slowly catching wind of the news that their club want the striker, here are the best reactions: